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На днях в одной из соцсетей в иностранном паблике наткнулся на такой пост . "Buyer Beware
So this is a PSA about 8/8 Henckels razors. Several years ago, a cache of more than two thousand "8/8" (I'll come back to the airquotes in a moment) blanks was found in Solingen.
These things happen. Solingen's inner city (if you want to call it that, because Solingen is tiny) was razed in October 1944 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftangriffe_auf_Solingen" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. But a few production sites miraculously survived. And sometimes, if you rummage through old attics or basements, you find 1940s packing crates full of cutlery (including razors).
Either way, these 8/8 blanks were auctioned off, and someone bought them. There are several stories who ended up grinding, and finishing, them, but I have been assured by several Solingen razor makers (people, not companies) that they were not finished in Solingen.
Initially, they were sold on eBay with a BIN offer of less than US$100. We ended up buying a handful. Their fit and finish is hit and miss. I have an 8/8 square point with scalloped back (like the one in the picture, but with the cheap plastic scales with which they were sold), and it is good. I also have two 7/8 ones (the blanks for 7/8ths are actually the same as for 8/8ths, so there is that) that are not very good.
So, back to the PSA: If you come across a 7/8 or 8/8 vintage Henckels with either nondescript black plastic scales, or funky aftermarket scales, steer clear of it. Unless you can find one for something like US$50, in which case they are worth the gamble. "
Я абсолютно не владею иностранными языками но судя по переводчику Гугла речь идёт о "непользованых "бритвах от 40 годов прошлого века.
Я всегда задавался вопросом откуда их столько берётся?
Ладно наши периода СССР можно поверить что с армейского хранения но буржуйские?!
Похоже ответ частично дан а вы как думаете?
So this is a PSA about 8/8 Henckels razors. Several years ago, a cache of more than two thousand "8/8" (I'll come back to the airquotes in a moment) blanks was found in Solingen.
These things happen. Solingen's inner city (if you want to call it that, because Solingen is tiny) was razed in October 1944 https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftangriffe_auf_Solingen" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. But a few production sites miraculously survived. And sometimes, if you rummage through old attics or basements, you find 1940s packing crates full of cutlery (including razors).
Either way, these 8/8 blanks were auctioned off, and someone bought them. There are several stories who ended up grinding, and finishing, them, but I have been assured by several Solingen razor makers (people, not companies) that they were not finished in Solingen.
Initially, they were sold on eBay with a BIN offer of less than US$100. We ended up buying a handful. Their fit and finish is hit and miss. I have an 8/8 square point with scalloped back (like the one in the picture, but with the cheap plastic scales with which they were sold), and it is good. I also have two 7/8 ones (the blanks for 7/8ths are actually the same as for 8/8ths, so there is that) that are not very good.
So, back to the PSA: If you come across a 7/8 or 8/8 vintage Henckels with either nondescript black plastic scales, or funky aftermarket scales, steer clear of it. Unless you can find one for something like US$50, in which case they are worth the gamble. "
Я абсолютно не владею иностранными языками но судя по переводчику Гугла речь идёт о "непользованых "бритвах от 40 годов прошлого века.
Я всегда задавался вопросом откуда их столько берётся?
Ладно наши периода СССР можно поверить что с армейского хранения но буржуйские?!
Похоже ответ частично дан а вы как думаете?